Legal Opinion
Battle v. Norton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 23, 1973No. Civ. B-853PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This case raises interesting and potentially troublesome issues concerning the decision-making process of the United States Board of Parole. Petitioner was sentenced on March 30, 1973, to serve eighteen months for the offense of failure to appear. 18 U.S.C. § 3150. Sentence was imposed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2), which makes a prisoner eligible for parole “at such time as the board of parole may determine,” rather than after serving one-third of the sentence, as required by 18 U.S.C. § 4202.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Kent v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Billiteri v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Ben J. Slutsky and Julius S. Slutsky D/B/A "The Nevele,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Ahssem Rifai v. United States Parole Commission and Warden, United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Lupo v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
- United States v. Anthony Salerno Appeal of William SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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